Soap

1977–1981 · Ended · 4 seasons · 85 episodes · Comedy, Soap · United States

Creator Susan Harris · Channel ABC · Starring Katherine Helmond, Cathryn Damon, Richard Mulligan

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The antics of a wealthy family, the Tates, and a working-class family, the Campbells, in the fictional town of Dunn's River, Connecticut.
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Episodes

25 episodes · September 1977 – March 1978
  1. Episode 1: Episode 1September 13, 1977 · 25 min
    This satirical soap opera introduces the Campbells and the Tates: two suburban families of unequal prosperity but equal lunacy and a similar zest for the foibles which make us all human.
  2. Episode 2: Episode 2September 20, 1977 · 25 min
    In order to leave the mob, Danny is ordered to kill his father's killer; Chester is blackmailed by his secretary; and the identity of Burt's long lost son is a shock in more ways than one.
  3. Episode 3: Episode 3September 27, 1977 · 25 min
    Jessica fails to confess her infidelity; Mary fails to terminate Burt's impotence; and Danny learns the identity of the man he must terminate.
  4. Episode 4: Episode 4October 4, 1977 · 25 min
    Jessica resolves to end her affair with Peter; Claire ends Chester's affair with Pigeon; and Danny tries to end Burt's life.
  5. Episode 5: Episode 5October 4, 1977 · 25 min
    Jodie tells his family about his planned sex-change operation; Burt and Mary tell a psychiatrist about their problem; Corrine tells Father Tim she loves him; and Jessica can't tell Corinne anything.
  6. Episode 6: Episode 6October 25, 1977 · 25 min
    Corrine moves out of the Tate house; Burt announces the return of his son Chuck, the ventriloquist; and Danny gets one last chance to kill Burt.
Show 19 more episodes
  1. Episode 7: Episode 7November 1, 1977 · 25 min
    The Major kidnaps a neighbor; Claire fails to convince Jessica that Chester is cheating; Burt's son Chuck, the schizophrenic ventriloquist, arrives; and Danny traps Burt in a cabin with the intent to kill.
  2. Episode 8: Episode 8November 8, 1977 · 25 min
    Unable to bring himself to kill Burt, Danny goes into hiding from the mob; Bob, the ventriloquist's dummy, continues to make life horrible for the Campbells and the Tates.
  3. Episode 9: Episode 9November 15, 1977 · 25 min
    Jodie goes into the hospital for his sex change operation; Dr. Medlow cures Burt's impotence; and Jessica finally witnesses Chester's infidelity.
  4. Episode 10: Episode 10November 22, 1977 · 25 min
    The Godfather visits Mary; Danny visits in disguise; Mary spurns Burt's advances; Corinne visits Father Tim; and Dennis has bad news for Jodie.
  5. Episode 11: Episode 11November 29, 1977 · 25 min
    Learning of Jodie's suicide attempt, the Campbells rush to his hospital bedside. Corinne and Jessica confront their men about their respective infidelities.
  6. Episode 12: Episode 12December 6, 1977 · 30 min
    Jodie leaves the hospital and prepares for his first date with a woman; Jessica and Corinne are furious with Peter for cheating on Corinne; and Peter is in for a surprise in his bath.
  7. Episode 13: Episode 13December 13, 1977 · 25 min
    Burt plans a party to celebrate his victory over impotency, but a tragic discovery leaves him in no mood for merrymaking.
  8. Episode 14: Episode 14December 27, 1977 · 25 min
    Every member of the Campbell and Tate households seems to be a suspect in Peter's murder, but Chief of Police Tinkler announces the name of the culprit.
  9. Episode 15: Episode 15January 3, 1978 · 25 min
    Danny takes drastic steps to keep from being killed and a mysterious woman arrives at Tinkler's jail with a startling announcement.
  10. Episode 16: Episode 16January 10, 1978 · 25 min
    After receiving some shocking news, Corinne is released from jail - and Jessica is arrested.
  11. Episode 17: Episode 17January 17, 1978 · 25 min
    After gloating over Jessica's arrest, Ingrid pays a threatening visit to the Campbell's. Eunice and the Congressman receive a blackmail note and Lefkowitz agrees to let Danny live - on one condition.
  12. Episode 18: Episode 18January 24, 1978 · 25 min
    The Campbells consider having Burt committed while Father Tim pays Corinne a farewell visit and Chester fires Claire
  13. Episode 19: Episode 19February 7, 1978 · 25 min
    Mary finally gets Burt to see a doctor. Jessica tries to make peace with Corinne, and Eunice finds herself locked out on a hotel window ledge in the rain.
  14. Episode 20: Episode 20February 14, 1978 · 25 min
    Eunice and Walter race to recover some incriminating evidence, and Jessica and Chester receive a few shocks from their first meeting with the prosecutor and the Judge.
  15. Episode 21: Episode 21February 21, 1978 · 25 min
    Jessica's astonishing behavior on the first day of her trial for the murder of tennis pro Peter Campbell causes pandemonium in the courtroom.
  16. Episode 22: Episode 22February 28, 1978 · 25 min
    Jessica and Chester Tate wreck havoc on the judicial system along with their sarcastic butler, Benson, when the three testify in Jessica's trial.
  17. Episode 23: Episode 23March 14, 1978 · 25 min
    Jessica Tate may be at the end of her rope when a surprise witness is brought into the courtroom to present startling and intriguing evidence against Jessica
  18. Episode 24: Episode 24March 21, 1978 · 25 min
    Jodie's friendship with Carol takes a confusing turn, while Jessica awaits the jury's verdict in her trial.
  19. Episode 25: Episode 25March 28, 1978 · 25 min
    Lefkowitz's threat to kill the entire Campbell clan and startling announcements by Father Tim and Mr. Mallu are temporarily overshadowed by the return of the verdict for Jessica.

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Film and series details

FIRST AIRED
September 13, 1977
LAST AIRED
April 20, 1981
PRODUCTION COMPANY
Witt/Thomas/Harris Productions

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